‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 34 finale: Who won the Mirrorball Trophy?

LOS ANGELES — In its 20th year, season 34 proved to be epic for “Dancing with the Stars.”

The show saw its ratings surge with this latest talented cast. The finale was a star-studded affair, with the full cast invited back to return to the ballroom for quick performances and mainly to cheer on the top five finalists.

Alix Earle, Dylan Efron, Elaine Hendrix, Jordan Chiles and Robert Irwin each performed not one, not two, but three times. That’s a first for the show, but this was also a highly competitive season so why not let the fans see the couples dance and dance and dance!

The three-hour show saw plenty of perfect scores throughout the evening. It was clearly up to the fan voting to see who got pushed through at the end to claim the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy.

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In the end, Australian conservationist Robert Irwin and his partner Witney Carson earned the top prize of the season. It was especially moving for Robert, whose sister Bindi Irwin won the trophy 10 years ago with her partner Derek Hough.

When asked by co-host Julianne Hough about what winning “DWTS” meant to him, Irwin said, “My sister said it best: Thank you for changing my life.”

Carson added, “I’m so grateful for Robert, and I feel like I won already with him as my friend.”

The winners of this season were determined by a combination of live viewer votes from the night as well as the scores from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.

“Good Morning America” contributed to this post.

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